tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post3427278212480658639..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Iraqi Army M1A1M losses, IqAAC helicopter lossesNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-40883423041860808732014-06-20T13:45:31.117-04:002014-06-20T13:45:31.117-04:00Of course, the good old human shield strategy... w...Of course, the good old human shield strategy... with foes like Bush or Netanyahu whose strategies are to shoot through the hostage in order to get the villains since they also usually hated the hostages just as much, civilians wouldn't stand a chance.. with Obama however, on this particular dossier, we might be observing some welcome restraint... until when, and based on which motivations, that would be the question, and existing signs are unfortunately not in favor of a positive outcome for now. "Wait & See" applies here, but comes with its daily toll in human lives... welcome to 2014 middle-east...<br /><br /><br />-AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-49868909862758788692014-06-20T10:00:45.371-04:002014-06-20T10:00:45.371-04:00I do agree with your overall assesment my friend, ...I do agree with your overall assesment my friend, however, those cowardly bandits will for as much as they can disperse among the civilians, so there you have the troubling aspect of civilian casualties in built-up areas (that is if air strikes are used). There's much talk of airpower in the media, but in all honesty, highly motivated and well trained troops need to be readied and sent into the occupied urban areas to clean out the dirt.Brig. Gen. Basrawi (IQAF. ret)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-1779293395794023772014-06-19T06:06:23.994-04:002014-06-19T06:06:23.994-04:00To hell with ISIL !To hell with ISIL !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-31622259798040549052014-06-18T20:15:28.496-04:002014-06-18T20:15:28.496-04:00@Basrawi,there are plenty of skilled ex-Sunni sold...@Basrawi,there are plenty of skilled ex-Sunni soldiers under Saddam's army that could possibly man them. Maliki has made sure of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-78361964967514733682014-06-18T20:01:50.491-04:002014-06-18T20:01:50.491-04:00Let's hope so Brig. Gen... let's hope so i...Let's hope so Brig. Gen... let's hope so indeed, I am eagerly waiting to see somthing decisive come out of the battlefield going in that direction.. Outside of any kind of (geo)political considerations and personal opinion set aside regarding the root causes of this dire and catastrophic situation the country and region are facing, and no matter who will be first to truly hammer down such advancing and bold, obstinate and almost hysterically motivated ISIL troops is a priority for anything human still bound to logical and rational thinking. <br /><br />There, for once, I will be the first to openly advocate for short-term, ultra-violent, all-military answer, which constitutes in my opinion the only solution to at least be able to create space and breathing room to sit back and be able to mount a broader, serious, never seen before kind of plural political solution mediated by every possible internal as well as external actors provided they are constructive. And so, despite all the vocal opposition I made clear time and again on this blog for so long when it comes to armed involvement no matter the issue. <br /><br />US and/or Iranian strikes ? why not. Iraqi army and/or volunteers coordinating ruthless and merciless counterattack waves from all over the region ? why not. That monstrosity has to be eliminated, cleansed like a cancer literally metastasizing all over the region, one country at a time, and provoking havoc all along its deadly and murderous path, and that answers to no other motivation than absolute, complete terror in the accomplishment of a completely misguided, alienated and mad quest for the unconditional establishment of its crude and nihilistic vision of a religion. <br /><br />For once, let's witness mankind's ability to wreak havoc and rain down hell on earth on evil forces that leave no space for shades of grey. Can't believe I said something like that. Something has to stop the momentum of these savages running guns blazing towards innocent people and already killing massively, by the thousands.<br /><br />-AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-9408503703249259272014-06-18T18:20:24.517-04:002014-06-18T18:20:24.517-04:00Loss of military hardware due to enemy fire has be...Loss of military hardware due to enemy fire has been low. What's more worrisome is how ISIS have with minimal effort been able to take over battle tank storage areas, however, do they have crews to man them (all)? Doubtful. The initial advantage of surprise is gone and their forces are now being slowed down. Eventually the tide will turn. ISIS will be forced back.Brig. Gen. Basrawi (IQAF. ret)noreply@blogger.com